Richard Holmes
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military historian and TV presenter (1946-2011)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 29 Mar 1946
- Died
- 30 Apr 2011
- Works
- 74
Top works
- Battle (DK Eyewitness)
- Weapon
- A Short History of World War II
- Soldiers
- World War II in photographs
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1931-05-02
- Active to
- 1991-06-29
hard bopjazz and bluessoul jazz
Discography
- Groovin' With Jug1961
- That Healin' Feelin'1961
- After Hours1962
- Somethin' Special1962
- Misty1965
- Soul Message1965
- Living Soul1966
- Love and All That Jazz1966
- Soul Mist!1966
- Get Up and Get It!1967
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 75,479
- Total plays
- 374,203
Tags
jazzHammondfunkorganfunky
Richard Arnold "Groove" Holmes, Born Richard Arnold Jackson(Camden, New Jersey, May 2, 1931 – St. Louis, Missouri, June 29, 1991) was an American jazz organist who performed in the hard bop and soul jazz genre. He is best known for his 1965 recording of "Misty," and is considered a precursor of acid jazz. Holmes burst onto the music scene in the early 1960s (his first album, on Pacific Jazz with guest Ben Webster was recorded in March 1961). An African-American <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Holmes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Aldridge
- Place of death
- Hampshire
- Occupation
- television presenter
- Employer
- Cranfield University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- military history
- Military branch
- British Army
- Military rank
- brigadier
Show 2 more facts
- date of birth
- 1946-03-29
- date of death
- 2011-04-30
Sources (1)
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